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Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 7 (Washington DC to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Sunday, November 17, 2013 Time of incident: 11:50 AM PT Description of animal (including name): A female dog, unknown name, breed or age. Narrative description of incident: A female dog inside a kennel arrived Los Angeles with blood present inside the kennel. The dog’s owner was contacted and she stated that the dog had not traveled for more than 3 years. Once the dog was cleaned up, the injuries to its front paws appeared to be minimal and the pet owner left with her dog. OT Animal Incident Report – November 2013 – Redacted Narrative description of the cause of the incident: A dog inside its kennel arrived Los Angeles with blood present inside its kennel. It appeared the dog was trying to escape the kennel, by pawing at the wire kennel door. There is no evidence to suggest that the airline’s handling contributed to the animal’s injury. Narrative description of any corrective action taken in response to the incident: No action required. No photographs available